Here’s a good article on how to keep mice out of your home or get rid of them humanely if they do enter your home. Using steel wool to plug potential entrances into your house is very effective, as we know from personal experience. The article also points out that using glue traps allows the animals to suffer and using poison can endanger other birds or animals, so these are not good options.
https://earth911.com/home-garden/5-no-kill-strategies-for-getting-rid-of-mice
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The article at the link below has a lot of good information on making your clothes-drying appliance more efficient and performing some simple repairs if needed. The article includes information such as the reduction (15% for each 90-degree bend) in efficiency from bends in the exhaust vent tubing that leads to the outside of your house. Also, lint can clog the lint filter, reducing dryer efficiency, but a lot of lint can also build up in the lint filter housing and reduce the dryer’s efficiency. The link in the article leads to a YouTube video on how to clean the housing. The video also explains why anti-static dryer sheets are bad for your dryer (they coat the filter and the inside of the dryer with a waxy substance).
https://earth911.com/diy/fix-it-guy-dryer-doesnt-dry-the-clothes-3-easy-fixes Glitter is a popular way to decorate many things. As we all have noticed, unconfined glitter easily spreads throughout your home, business, or school and is difficult to clean up. Glitter in the environment, especially lakes, streams, and oceans, is a bigger problem. Glitter is plastic, and is small enough to be considered a microplastic. Microplastics are dangerous to sea life, who may eat the microplastics thinking they are food. Glitter in the ocean may also collect harmful chemicals, which adhere to the plastic surface and can lead to bioaccumulation of harmful chemicals in the food chain. The article at the link below has more information on glitter and microplastic pollution. A few thoughts on dealing with glitter:
https://ideas.ted.com/5-things-to-know-about-glitter-and-plastic-pollution Some forms of travel have become more complicated due to the covid pandemic, and more safety precautions are required to protect your health. While you are planning your travel, also consider actions you can take to reduce your environmental impact when you travel.
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